2014
DOI: 10.17843/rpmesp.2014.311.23
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Infección pulmonar por Mycobacterium avium en paciente VIH/SIDA: primer reporte en Perú

Abstract: RESUMENEl complejo Mycobacterium avium (MAC) es un patógeno que se encuentra en el medioambiente y causa infecciones tanto en pacientes inmunocompetentes como inmunocomprometidos. Se presenta el caso de un paciente VIH positivo varón de 38 años infectado por P. jirovecii y aparentemente infectado por Mycobacterium tuberculosis desde el año 2009, el cual fue tratado con antibioticoterapia para pneumocistosis y terapia antituberculosis (TB) logrando mejoría parcial. En el año 2012 se le realizó nuevamente examen… Show more

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“…Lung infection due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) often occurs in the context of pre-existing lung or chronic diseases [ 24 ]; however, the prevalence in developing countries appears to be low compared to developed ones [ 25 ]. While the prevalence in Peru is unknown, with only eight cases reported [ 26 , 27 , 28 ], the national burden of TB disease would make lung lesions by NTM a trivial proportion.…”
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“…Lung infection due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) often occurs in the context of pre-existing lung or chronic diseases [ 24 ]; however, the prevalence in developing countries appears to be low compared to developed ones [ 25 ]. While the prevalence in Peru is unknown, with only eight cases reported [ 26 , 27 , 28 ], the national burden of TB disease would make lung lesions by NTM a trivial proportion.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%